Heating system



June 14, 1938. Q -r 2,120,803

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Arthur C. Grant Patented June 14, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,120,803 HEATING SYSTEM Application February 4, 1935, Serial No. have 21 claims. (or. sicin This invention relates to a control system and is more specifically directed to control systems for heating systems.

It is an oioject of this invention to provide a control system for a heating system wherein the heating fluid delivered to the space to'be heated and the temperature of the heater is varied according to changes in the temperature of the space to he heated.

Another object is to provide a control system for a heating system wherein the circulatory movement of the heating fluid is started and stopped according to heater conditions and wherein the amount of heating fluid so circulated is varied according to changes in temperature of the space to be heated.

it. further ohlect is to provide a heating control system wherein the circulatory movement of the heating fluid is started and stopped accordlog to heater temperatures and wherein the amount of heating so circulated and the temperature of the, heater are varied according to changes in temperature of the space to be heated.

It is an object of one form of this invention to provide a control system for a heating system wherein the amount of heating fluid delivered to the space to be heated and the amount of fuel fed to the heater is varied proportionately to variations in the temperature of the space to be wherein the circulatory movement of the heating system is primarily controlled according to changes in a condition of the heater and wherein it is secondarily controlled according to changes in temperature of the space tobe heated with provision for'controlling the condition of the heater according to changes in the temperature of the space to be heated and according to changes in the condition of the heater.

An object of another form 01' my invention is to provide a heating control system wherein the circulatory movement of the heated fluid is started and stopped according to heater temperatures and wherein the amount of heating fluid so circulated and the temperature of the heater is varied by an auxiliary heater type thermostat which is responsive to changes in temperature of the space to be heated.

Still anotherobject of this invention is to pro vide a combination of control elements related in such manner that a sensitive and accurate control over a heating system'is obtained whereby the over-all efficiency of the system is increased and unevenness of control caused by over-shoot ing and under-shooting is eliminated.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent to those skilled in the art by referring to the accompanying specification, claims and drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic showing of a domestic heating system with one form of the control system of this invention associated therewith and,

,Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic showing of a domestic heating system with another form of control s s tern of this invention associated therewith.

Referring now to Fig. l, the heating system of this modification comprises a heater which may be in the form of a warm air furnace designated at it) and having a loonnet 9. Located within the heater or furnace iii is a heat exchanger it having a flue it extending therefrom through the furnace it and outwardly to a suitable stock or chimney shown at iii. A fuel feeding means which may be in the form of a pipe is designated at Mi and the flow of fuel therethrough is con trolled by means of a valve it. Although the fuel feeding means is shown tohe a. pipe iii for-conveying liquid or gaseous fuel to the heat exchanger ll it may be of any type. This invention contemplates the use of and control of gas or liquid or solid fuel.

Leading from the bonnet 9 of the furnace iii are ducts it which extend upwardly and termimate in registers ill for delivering heated air from the furnace it to the rooms or spaces to be heated. Cold air is returned from the rooms or spaces to be heated to the furnace or heater it through a. cold air return grating ill, a cold air return duct It, a fan mechanism and an inlet duct 2i.

Located in the cold air return pipe l3 are louvers or dampers 2 2 which are moved between open and closed positions by means of a linkage 23 connected toa reciprocating rack 24 which is operated by a rotary pinion 25. The rotary pinion 25 is driven by means of a proportioning or modulating motor 26, which may be of the type described and shown in U. S. Patent 1,989,972 granted to Lewis L. Cunningham on medium of a belt 29 to force air through the sys-' tem in the manner pointed out above.

The valve l5 controlling the supply of fuel through the pipe I4 is operated by means of a proportioning or modulating motor 30 of the power failure type which may take the form that is shown and described in U. S. Patent 2,029,465 granted to Lewis L. Cunningham on Feb. 4, 1936, filed November 11th, 1933. Since the construction and operation of the proportioning motor 36 for operating the valve I5 is specificallyshown and described in this Cunningham patent, a detailed description here is not considered necessary.

Located in the bonnet 9 of the furnace or heater- I5 is a condition responsive device preferably in the form of a thermostatic switching mechanism of the type shown and described in Patent No. 1,951,663 to John P. Krieohbaum and patented March 20th, 1934. This thermostatic switching mechanism contains a high limit mercury switch 32, and a fan mercury switch 33. These switches contain suitable electrodes as shown to be engaged by the usual mercury upon tilting of the switches to closed circuit positions in a manner to be described hereafter. The thermostatic device 3| and the switches 32 and 33 contained therein are so arranged and operated that upon a rise in temperature in the bonnet 3 to a predein the bonnet 9 to another predetermined value switch 33 is closed. Upon the lowering of the temperature to a lesser predetermined value, switch 33 is opened. The switch 33 is therefore responsive to selective differentialheater temperatures for starting and stopping the tan mechanism 23.

Located in one of the rooms or spaces to be heated is a condition responsive device which may take the form of a thermostat 34, having a slider which is adapted to contact and slide across a potentiometer coil 35 according to temperature changes existing within the room or space'to be heated.

Leading iromsome source of power, not shown, to a primary 43 oi a step-down transformer generally designated at 42 are line wires 43 and 4|. One end of the secondary 44 or the step-down transformer 42 is connected by means oi a wire '43 to one o{ the electrodes of high limit switch 32. The other electrode oi! thehigh limit switch 32 is connected by means or a wire Itothe proportioning or modulating motor 33 and this proportioning or modulating motor 33 is in turn connected by means oi a wire 41 to the other end of the secondary 44 of the step-down transmeans of a wire 50 to the line wire 4| so that when the fan switch 33 is closed, the motor 231s energized to operate the fan mechanism 20.

The proportioning motor 26 which operates the louvers 22 is connected by means of wires 5| and 52 to the line wires 40 and 4| respectively so that energy is always supplied to the proportioning motor 26. The thermostat 34 and each end of the potentiometer coil 35 are connected by means of wires 55, 56 and 51 respectively to the proportioning motor 26 in the manner shown in the first mentioned Cunningham patent to control the operation thereof.

Carried by a moving part of the proportioning motor 261s a slider arm 6| which is adapted 1 to engage and slide over a potentiometer coil 62 so that for a given position of theparts oi the proportioning motor 26, the slider arm 6| assumes a like position with respect to the coil 62. Although I have shown the slider 6| to be operated by the linkage 23, it may in'practice be operated by any movable part of the proportioning motor. The slider 6| and each end of the potentiometer coil 62 are connected by means of wires 58, 59 and 63 respectively to the proportioning motor 33 to control the operation thereof. The operation of the proportioning motor 26 may be briefly stated as follows: with the parts in the positions shown in Fig. 1, upon a rise in temperature in the space to be heated, the thermo- .5 stat will move the slider to the right along the potentiometer coil 35, causing an unbalancing oi the resistances therein. The'eilect of these unbalanced resistances is transmitted by wires 55, 56 and 51 to the proportioning motor 26 to cause the same to move the rack 24 and consequently the louvers 22 toward a closed position a predetermined amount. By reason of a follow up mechanism located within the proportioning motor 26, the proportioning motor 26 and consequently the louvers 22 are positioned in direct relation to the temperature existing within the space to be heated. Upon a decrease in temperature in the space to be heated, the slider of the thermostat 34 is'moved to the left along the 4 potentiometer coil 35 to cause a reverse unbalancing of the resistances in the potentiometer coil 35 to cause the proportioning motor 26 to move the louvers 22 a predetermined distance toward the open position. The louvers 22 are opened in direct relation to the temperature decrease in the space to be heated. From the above, it is seen that the rack 24 and louvers 22 assume given positions in direct response to the temperature existing in the space to be heated.

Since the rack 24 is moved in proportion to temperature changes existing within the space tobe heated and since the slider 6| is carried by the rack 24, the slider 6| will be moved along the potentiometer coil 62 in proportion to temperaf ture changes existing within the space to be heated. Movement of the slider 6| in this manner along the potentiometer coil 32 causes unbalancing of resistances therein and the eirect of these unbalanced resistances is transmitted by 1 wires 53, 53 and63 to the proportioning motor 33 to operate the same to proportionately position I the valve l3 between open and closed positions according to temperature changes existing within the space tobe heated. 1 From the above, it is seen that both the louvers 22 and the valve II are proportionately opened and closed in response to temperature variations in the space to be heated. By, reason of this proportioning control, the amount of heating 1 araae'cs iiirdd or air circulated through the system and the temperature of the heater is varied in direct proportion to temperature variations in the se to he heated so that a line and accurate control is obtained whereby over-shooting and undershooting are prevented.

With the parts in the positions shown in Fig. 1 oi the drawings, mercury switches lit and 3d are in closed circuit positions and a circuit is completed from the secondary id of the step-down transformer it through wire it, mercury switch wire tit, proportioning' motor 3t and wire till hack to the secondary it to permit energization of the proportioning motor lit. Another circuit is completed from line wire it through wire id, mercury switch 33, wire ti), fan motor it and wire baclr to the line wire ii to maintain the tan motor it and consequently the tan mechanism Ed in operation. Upon a rise in bonnet temperature above a predetermined value, switch 332 isv moved to an open position to edect a high limit cut-out to prevent energization of the proportioning motor til whereby the valve i5 is moved to a closed position since the proportioning motor lid is of the power failure type. Upon a decrease in temperature existing in the bonnet t below a predetermined value, mercury switch tt is moved to an open position to stop operation of the fan motor to and the tan mechanism it to prevent circulation of the air or heating fluid through the system. In this manner, cold air is prevented from being circulated through the system.

From the above, it is seen that the fan mecha nism it is'started and stopped according to selected differential temperatures existing in the bonnet 9 whereby the movement of the circulating hind from the furnace or heater iii through the duct it into the space to be heated and the return of cold air through the cold air return pipe it and the inlet 2! to the heater it! is controlled by the heater I0. It is also seen from the above, that the amount of circulation or rate of flow oi heating fluid and the amount of fluid delivered to the heater and consequently the temperature of the heater is directly and proportionately controlled according to variations in the room temperature.

Having referred to Fig. 1, it is seen that I have provided in this modification a control system for a heating system having a heater and heating fluid conveying means adapted to heat a space, which control system comprises: a fan for oil"- culating the fluid through the fluid conducting means; a fan switch responsive to a predeterminedhigh temperature of the heater for start ing the fan and responsive to a predetermined low temperature for stopping the fan; louvers in the fluid conducting means for controlling the rate or flow of heating fluid which are proportionately opened or closed according to variations in room temperature; a valve for controlling the flow of fuel to the heater which is proportionately opened or closed according to variations in room temperature and a high limit safety device responsive to a predetermined high bonnet temperature for closing the fuel valve. X

Referring now to Fig. 2, I have shown a heater which may take the form of a warm air furnace 10, having a bonnet 1i. Leading upwardly from the bonnet II tor-the rooms or spaces to be heated are ducts I2 for conveying heated air to said rooms or spaces. A cold air returnflduct 13 conthe heater 10. The fan mechanism 14 is operated by means hf a fan motor it through the medium. of a belt it.

Located in the cold air return duct it is a damper it which is adapted to be moved between closed and opened positions. An adjustable stop it is located in the'cold air return duct it to prevent complete closure of the damper it so that some circulation of the heating fluid will always be present when the fan mechanism it is in operation to prevent a cold sensation," sometimes termed cold to from existing in the spaces or rooms to he heated. The damper it is moved hetween opened and closed positions by means of .an arm Bil connected thereto. The heamr or furnace id is fired in the usual manner and the amount of draft therethrough and conseuently the ten'iperatmre thereoi is controlled by means oi a draft door 86.

Cables or chains and till extend from the arm 8d of the damper iii and the draft door ti respectively to arms lid and th respectively oi a damper motor dd which may he of the type shown and descrihed in Patent No. luddbfilll to Roy W. Johnson, patented December 8th, 1931. The chain or cable d2 passes over a suitable pulley mechanism till. Upon operation of the dampor motor tt, the draft door ti and the damper it are opened or closed.

Located in the bonnet ii oi the. heater iii is a condition responsive device which may take the form or a thermostatic switching mechanism oi the type she and described in Patent No. 1,7825% to Charles P. Dougherty and patented November 25th, i930. This condition responsive device til operates a mercury switch tt having the usual electrodes and mercury contained therein. Upon a rise in temperature above a predetermined value, the switch 89 is moved in circuit closing position and upon a decrease in temperature to a value ,less than the first predetermined value, the switch at is moved to circuit opening position.

Leading from some source of power not shown are line wires W and 98. Line wire 90 connects to one electrode of the mercury switch 88 and the other electrode of the mercury switch 89 is connected by means of a wire 92 to the fan motor 16. The line wire 9| is also connected to fan motor 18. When the switch 89 is moved to a closed position in response to the existence of a predetermined high temperature within the bonnet li, a circuit is'completed from line wire 90 through the mercury switch 89, wire 92, and fan motor 18 to line wire 9| to cause energization of the fan motor 16 and consequent operation of the fan mechanism 14 to cause circulation of the heating fluid through the system. When the switch 89 is moved to circuit opening position in response to the existence of a predetermined low temperature in the bonnet H, the above circuit is broken and the fan mechanism 14 is stopped to prevent the circulation of cold air through the rooms or spaces to be heated.

Wires 93 and 94 connect a primary 95 of a stepdown transformer 98 to the line wires 90 and 9|. This step-down transformer 96 is provided with a Secondary 91. In a like manner, wires 98 and 88 connect aprimary "In of a step-down transformer llllto the line wires 90 and M. This step-down transformer lfll is provided with a secondary I02.

Located in one of the rooms or spaces to be heated is an auxiliary heater type thermostat I03 which carries contacts I and I. The contacts HM and I05 are adapted to sequentially engage stationary contacts I06 and I01. The distance between contacts I04 and I00 is less than the distance between contacts I05 and IN so that upon a decrease in temperature existing in the space to be heated, contact I04 is caused to engage contact I06 before contact I05 engages contact I01. Connected to a bindingpost which secures the thermostat I03 in position is one end of a wire I00, the other end of the wire I00 being connected to a heating element I00 which is located in close proximity to the bimetal of the thermostat I03.

One end of the secondary 91 of the step-downtransformer 96 is connected by means of a wire IIO to the stationary contact I06. The other stationary contact I0! is connected by means of a, wireIII to one end of a relay coil II2. other end of the relay coil II2 is connected by means of a wire II3 to the other end of secondary 01 of the step-down transformer 06. The heating element I00 is connected by means of a wire I I4 to a contact I I5. Coacting with the stationary contact H5 and adapted 'to engage the same at predetermined-times is a switch arm II6 which is connected by means of a wire I H to the point of connection of wire III with the relay coil II2. Upon energization of relay coil II2, the switch arm '6 is moved into engagement with the contact H5 and upon deenergization thereof the switch arm H6 is moved out of engagement with the contact II5 by some biasing means such as a spring or weight, not shown.

One end of the secondary I02 of the step-down transformer IN is connected by means of a wire IIO to a switch'arm H9. The switch arm H0 is operatively connected to the switch arm H6 and consequently upon energization of the relay coil II2, the switch arm H9 is moved to the left into engagement with a stationary contact I20 and upon deenergization of the relay coil Il2, theswitch arm H9 is moved out of engagement with the contact I20 and into engagement with contact I2I. The contact I20 is connected by means of a wire I22 to the damper motor 06 and the contact I2I is also connected by means of a wire I23 to the damper motor 86. The damper motor 86 is in turn connected by means of a wire I24 to the secondary I02 of the step-down transformer IOI. When the switch arm H0 is moved into engagement with the contact I20 a circuit is completed from the secondary I 02 of the stepdown transformer IOI through wire H0, switch arm II9, contact I20, wire I22, damper motor 00 and wire I24 back to the secondary I02 to cause energization of damper motor 06 to move a draft door 0| and the damper I0 to open position. Upon engagement of the switch arm H0 with the contact I2I, a circuit is completed from the secondary I 02 of the step-down transformer III through wire I I0, switch arm IIO, wire I20, damper motor 86 and wire I24 back to the secondary I02 of the step-down transformer IN to cause energization of the damper motor 00 to move the draft door Ill and the damper I0 to closed position.

Upon a decrease in temperature eriisting in the space to be heated, contact I04 is moved into engagement with contact I06 but since switch arm H6 is out of engagement with its contact H0 no circuit is completed by this movement. Upon a further slight decrease in temperature existing within the space to be heated, contact I00 is moved into engagement with contact I01 and a circuit is completed from the secondary 01 of the step-down transformer 06 through wire III,

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contacts I00 and I04, contacts I00 and I01, wire III, relay coil H2 and wire IIO back to the secondary 01 of the step-down transformer 00. Upon completion of this circuit, the relay coil H2 is energized to move switch arm IIO into engagement with the contact III thereby completing a second circuit from the secondary 01 of step-down transformer 00 through wire IIO, contacts I00 and I04, thermostat I00, wire- I00, heater I00, wire II4, contact III, switch arm IIO, wire I", relay coil H2 and wire 3 back to the secondary 01 of the step-down transformer 86. Since the resistance through this second circuit is greater than the resistance through the first mentioned circuit. there will be very little current flowing throughthis second circuit, practically all of the current flowing through the first mentioned circuit there being practically no heat given off by the heating element I09. Upon a rise in temperature in the space to be heated, the thermostatic element I00 will cause contact I00 to move out ofengagement with contact I01 thereby breaking the first circuit but leaving the second circuit closed. Upon breaking this first circuit, all of the current passes through the second circuit causing heating of the heating element I00. Since the heating element I00is located adjacent to the bimetal of the thermostat that the temperature of the room or space to be heated will not have to rise so high to cause opening of the second circuit and consequent deenergization of relay coil II2. By reason of this heat anticipating effect given to the thermostat I03, over-shooting" is largely prevented in this modification which tends to give uniform and accurate control of the temperature existing within the rooms orspaces to be heated. i

From the above, it is seen that I have provided in this modification a control system for a heating system, having a heater and heating fluid conveying means adapted to heat a space which control system comprises: a fan for circulating fluid through the fluid conducting means; a fan switch responsive to a predetermined high tem- '-perature of the heater for starting the fan and respomsive to a'predetermine'd low temperature for stopping the fan; a damper in the fluid conducting means for controlling the rate of flow of heating fluid which is moved to open or closed positions according to variations in room temperature; a draft door for controlling the draft through the heater and consequently the temperature thereof which is opened or closed according to variations in room temperature; and an auxiliary heater type thermostat for controlling the opening and closing movements of the draft door and the damper whereby over-shooting" is largely prevented.

Various modifications may be made in the system embodying my invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and I desire therefore that only such limitations shall be placed therein as are Imposed by the priorsart or set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

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1. In a heating system of the class described, a space to be heated, a heater for heating said space to be heated, means associated with said heater for conducting heating fluid to and from said space to be heated, means responsive to heater conditions for circulating said heating iiuid through said conducting means, valve means responsive to temperature changes in said space to be heated for controlling the circulation of said heating fluid, and means for limiting closing movement of said valve means.

2. In a heating system having an air heater, a duct for conveying heated air to a space to he heated and a return duct for returning air to the heater, the combination of means for circulating air through the heater and ducts, a damper in the return duct for controlling the rate of circulation oi air, means responsive to heater tern-= perature ior placing the circulating means in oporation, and means responsive to space temperature for controlling said damper.

3. In a heating system having an air heater, a duct for conveying heated air to a space to he heated and a return duct for returning air to the heater, the combination of means iior circulating air through the heater and ducts, a damper in the return duct for controlling the rate of circulation of air, means responsive to heater tempera ture for placing the circulating means in operation, means responsive to space temperature for controlling said damper, and means ior limiting closing movement of said damper.

i. In combination with a'heating system having a heater and heating fluid conducting means for heating a space, means responsive to selected differential heater conditions for starting and stopping circulation of said heating iiuid, and temperature responsive means for modulating the rate of circulation according to variations in thespace temperature.

5. In a heating system having a heater and heating fluid conducting means for heating a space, means responsive to selected high tem peratures of said heater for starting circulation of said heating fluid and to selected low tempera; tures of said heater for stopping circulation of said heating fluid, and-temperature responsive means for modulating the rate of circulation according to variations in the space temperature.

6. In a heating system having an air heater, a duct for conveying heated air to a space to be heated and a return duct forreturning air to the heater, the combination of means for circulating air through the heater and ducts, a damper in the return duct for controlling the rate of circulation of air, means responsive to heater temperature for placing the circulating means in operation, and control means responsive to variations in space temperature for controlling said damper to modulate said damper in, accordance with space temperature variations.

7. In a heating system having an air heater. a duct for conveying heated air to a space to be heated and a return duct for returning air to the heater, the combination of a damper in the return duct, control means for changing the heating effect of the heater, means responsive to space temperature for controlling said damper and said control means, and means responsive to heater temperatures for preventing said space temperature responsive means from controlling said control means.

8. In a heating system of the class described, a space to be heated, a. heater, means for conducting heating fluid between said heater and s'aid space to be heated, means for modulating the rate of circulation of said heating fluid and the heating effect of said heater according to variations in the space temperature, and means responsive to the heating effect of the heater conditions for also controlling the heating effect of said heater.

9. The combination with a heating system having a heater and fluid conducting means for heating a space, of control means for modulating the rate of circulation of heating fluid and the temperature of said heater according to variations in the space temperature, and means responsive to a predetermined heater temperature for preventing said control means from controlling the temperature of said heater.

iii. In a heating system, a space to be heated, a heater for heating said space, movable means for modulating the rate of circulation of heating fluid from said heater to said space to be heated according to space temperature variations, means responsive to the movement of said movable means for modulatingly controlling the temperature of said heater according to space temperature variations, and means responsive to heater temperatures for rendering said last mentioned means inoperative to control the temperature of said heater.

ii. In a heating system having an air heater, a duct for conveying heated air to a space to be heated and a return duct for returning air to the heater, the combination of means for circulating air through the heater and ducts, a damper in the return duct for controlling the rate of circulation of air, control means for changing the heating effect of said heater, means responsive to heater temperature for placing-the circulating means in operation, and means responsive-to space temperature for controlling said damper and said control means.

12. In a heating system having an air heater,

- a duct for conveying heated air to a space to be heated and a return duct for returning air to the heater, the combination of means for circulating air through the heater and ducts, a damper in the return duct for controlling the rate of circulation of air, control means for changing the heating effect of said heater, means responsive to heater temperature for placing the circulating means in operation, means responsive to space temperature for controlling said damper and said control means, and means for limiting closing movement of said damper.

13. In combination with a heating system having a heater and heating fluid conducting means for heating a space, means responsive to selected differential heater conditions for starting and stopping the circulation of heating fluid through said conducting means, means responsive to variations in space temperature for modulating the rate of circulation of said heating fluid, and

heater, the combination of means for circulating air through the heater and ducts, a damper in the return duct for controlling the rate of circulation of air, control means for changing the heating effect of said heater, means responsive to heater temperature for placing the circulating means in operation, and control means responsivle to variations in space temperature 76 for modulating said damper and said control means.

15. In a heating system having a heater and heating fluid conducting means for heating a space, means responsive to heater conditions for controlling the starting and stopping of circulation of heating'fluid, damper means responsive to variations in space temperature for controlling the amount of heating fluid circulated, and

means responsive to heater conditions and to variations in space temperature for controlling the condition of said heater.

16. In a heating system having a heater and heating fluid conducting means for heating a space, means responsive to heater conditions for controlling the starting and stopping of circulation of heating fluid, means including damper means responsive to variations in space temperature for controlling the amount of heating fluid circulated, and means responsive to heater conditions and to said means for controlling the amount of heating fluid circulated for controlling the condition of said heater.

17. The combination with a heating system having a heater and heating fluid conducting means for heating a space, of means responsive to selected heater conditions for starting and stopping the circulation of heating fluid, means for proportionately controlling the circulation of heating fluid according to variations in space temperature, means for proportionately controlling the condition of said heater in response to variations in space temperature and means responstve to heater conditions for rendering said last mentioned means inoperative to control the condition of said heater.

18. In a heating system-having a heater and heating fluid conducting means adapted to heat a space, the combination of a fan for circulating fluid through said fluid conducting means, thermostatic means responsive to a predetermined high temperature of said heater for starting said fan and responsive to a predetermined low temperature for stopping said fan, valve means in said fluid conducting means for controlling the rate of flow of said heating fluid therein, proportioning motor means responsive to variations in space temperature for operating said valve means, means for controlling the flow of fuel to said heater, proportioning means controlled by said proportioning motor means for operating said fuel controlling means, and thermostatic means responsive to a predetermined high temmeans for controlling the temperature of saidv heater, motor means for operating said valve means and said draft means, and an auxiliary heater type space thermostat for controlling said motor means.

20. A heating circulating system comprising,

a heater, a circulating system for conducting a heating medium from said heater to a space-to be heated, means for inducing circulation of said heating medium in said circulating system, means for automatically causing operation or cessation of said circulation inducing means when said heater is above or below, respectively, a predetermined temperature and damper means for automatically varying the delivery capacity of said circulation inducing means responsive to temperature changes in the space to be heated. 21. A heating circulating system comprising, a warm air heating furnace, means to conduct heated air from .said furnace to a space to be heated, a fan to circulate air from said furnace to said space,'automatic means for causing continuous and constant speed operation of said fan at all times when the heat of said furnace is above a predetermined degree and cessation of operation below said predetermined degree, means for varying the delivery capacity of said fan, said means being variable during the operation of said fan and electric means controlled by the temperature in said space to actuate said means for varying the delivery capacity. AR'I'I-IUR C. GRANT. 

